Improvement in fastening- horse-powers to the ground



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WALTER BUCHANAN, JR., OFeMA-IN PRAIRIE, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 83,919, dated November 10, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENNG- HORSE-POWERS TO THE GROUND.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may conce/m.-

Be'itknown that LWAL'rnn BUCHANAN, Jr., of Main Prairie, county of Solano, State of California, haveinvented an Improved Device for Gonining Horse-Power to the Ground; and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawings are suiicient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it moet nearly appertains, to make and use my said invention or improvement without further invention" or experiment.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved method of conning horse-lmwers, used more especially in connection with separators, and which, upon boing moved from place to place, must be iirmly fastened down by stakes or otherwise. These stakes are usually driven in the ground, upon each sideof the frame, and are liable to work loose, from vthe motion of the-1naohinery, or by reason of the cracks or fissures in the ground, caused by thelong dry seasons of California, and which often makes it difiicult to find a place to set up the apparatus, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters of reference marked l thereon, forming a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan of'my apparatus;

Eigure 2 is a side sectional elevation;

Figure 3- is a front-end view; and

Figure 4 is a back-end view.'

Similar letters of reference in each of the figures indicate like parts.

A is the frame of a horse-power, suchV as is used for a separator. The tumbling-rod passes through the orossbeam B, and communicates motion to the machine.- In order to fasten this end of the frame down, a strap of iron, 0, is rmly attached to the bottom of it, the ends of which are turned up, forming hooks, as shown at a a., fig. 3. This strap is used in orderto place the attachment so low as not to interfere with the tumbling-rod.

The timbers D I) extend to a suiicient distance upon each side of the machine to insure steadiness, tud have, upon the underside. Straps of iron, 4b b, so

bent as to hook into a a of the strap C. Vedges, c c, are 'then driven into the spaces between the frame and the ends of D I), thus pressing the ends d d firmly down upon the ground. Light pins or stakes, e e, are then "nserted and driven, if required. Avbox, E, is thenl `extended across the frame, and has the links q g passofthe fran'ie A, and straps l? I to the beam G, through which the slides It pass, thus holding the whole seonrely.

By this arrangement, first, much greater steadiness is attained, for the timbers being firmly secured to the frame, and extending to some distance each side, gives it a broader base; second, it can be set up much quicker than in the ordinary manner, thussaviug much time, and if pins are used at all, they can easily be placed so as to avoid cracks in the earth, while the machine need not be stopped to drive new stakes when those which have been used become loose.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi The straps G and Z) b, and the beams I) D and G, together with the' links g g and m, with their keys, the whole constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

In 'witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

WALTER BUOHAN AN JR.. [1.. s]

Witnesses:

C. W. M. SMITH, J. L. BOONE. 

